Tottenham are looking to solve their defensive crisis with a move for versatile Toulouse midfielder Etienne Capoue.

Talks will continue on Thursday with an £8.6million deal agreed for the France international who has been the subject of offers from Cardiff City and Atletico Madrid.

The 24-year-old is a defensive midfielder but at 6ft 2ins tall is equally adept in central defence.

AVB's latest signing: Etienne Capoue has joined Tottenham from Toulouse

Tottenham need re-inforcements after
selling Steven Caulker and having injury concerns over Jan Vertonghen
and Younes Kaboul. Capoue will also challenge Sandro and prove an
alternative to Scott Parker who is destined for QPR. Toulouse president
Olivier Sadran said: 'He will go (to Tottenham).'

Capoue, who scored seven goals in 34 league games last season, could even fly to London today for medical tests.

He was considered by Andre Villas-Boas
in January and the Portuguese looks to have got his man barring any
last-ditch bids from elsewhere.